Here’s Evan Mathis Pissing on the IRS Building

I somehow missed this while at the Phillies game yesterday and for that I do apologize. Here’s Evan Mathis pissing on the IRS building in what appears to be a statement about the IRS targeting conservative groups during the last election. Somewhere, noted Republican and nutcase Spencer Hawes is cheering and getting traded to another team by Sam Hinkie.

I’m not a fan of the Tea Party movement either, but the IRS is a joke. How can you possibly defend taxation? “Listen guys, the government really needs our money. We HAVE to give it to them, and lots of it!”

Whenever I hear this “I shouldn’t have to pay taxes!” bullshit, I just wish there was a way to opt out of taxes and then receive none of the services government provides. I wish it was a mandatory 5 year period that you opted out. I’d love to see how many people actually made it those 5 years.

It’s not that we shouldn’t pay taxes at all, but the percentage of taxation. Government is way too big, spending is out of control. A much smaller, more efficient government would require much less tax revenue to function and provide its constituents with the services and protections they’re due

LOL i hope you’re joking right? I bet within those 5 years you’d have amazing utility services and better roads than this city’s ever seen. This city is split into two right now. The people living off taxes, and the people paying them. Lets us go our separate ways and see who “makes it.”

The argument isn’t about whether or not to pay taxes – it’s about how much taxation is enough. And in this case, it’s about what right the IRS going decidedly outside of its authority and doing things like leaking confidential tax information to partisan media outlets during election cycles, or asking about your political views and what you’re reading.

The argument should be about not being forced to pay taxes. I never signed any bullshit “social contract” and if the city’s got such good plans and ideas, why do they have to force people to pay for them? Let people opt of taxes, keep the money they worked for, and watch the water, road, and electric companies that sprout up competing for your money. also maybe the welfare nation might look for a job if they had to walk into Philabundance every day to get their meals instead of going out to the mailbox.

Evan Mathis, pissing class all over the IRS sign. What a brave, bold statement of civil disobedience. Hey, my 5 yr old could could up with that idea, so I guess Evan hasn’t matured beyond 5 yet. Too many shots to the head I guess…See you in the Alzheimer’s ward.

This isn’t a matter of a certain demographic being oppressed. The issue at hand is that the current administration’s opposition was overtly targeted. The last time that happened was Watergate, We all know what the end result was there. Nixon was impeached, and rightly so. But more importantly, he was held accountable for his actions. This administration will face no such proceedings

1. The underlying incident during Watergate was a felony (breaking and entering and theft). There is no suggestion that any crime has been committed here.
2. Nixon was intimately involved in the cover up of said crime (he was ultimately pardoned by his successor, Gerald Ford).
3. 501(c)(4)’s are granted non-profit status because they are supposed to promote “social welfare” and not politicking. Super PACs overwhelming do not meet this standard as they spent more than $300 million on campaign ads during the last election. So they all (progressive and conservative) deserve extra scrutiny from the IRS.

That said, the way this subgroup of the IRS went about things was stupid and wrong, and those involved should be fired. But Watergate, it ain’t.

Before bitching about how your 2 months of wages go to “feeding the inner city,” educate yourself. Almost half go directly to services which are there to directly benefit you- social security, Medicare and income security. I’d say national defense directly benefits you as well (though it could certainly be cut in terms of the total spent on it).

You spend way less on “feeding the inner city” than you think. But keep on letting the rich assholes who run the media brainwash you into blaming the poor for the problems this country faces. It helps, a lot. (And by helps, I mean helps them keep gauging you to create the worst income inequality we’ve seen in decades, which correlates directly to economic downturns).

Yea obviously not all of it goes to them, but they still get a ton of medicare, unemployment, and social security is such a scam. Why can’t i at least have the option to keep my money and invest as i see fit without being FORCED to hand it to my overlords.

Apologist liberals like you will perpetuate this myth that we need people in charge, centrally running things. It’s a scam. We don’t need politicians.